Where does “verfehlen” come from?
verfehlen (German) comes from German fehlen, from Middle High German vælen, from Old French faillir, from Latin fallēre.
verfehlen (German): to miss; to mistake
Ancestry of “verfehlen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | fehlen | to lack; to be absent from, to be missing from,... |
| 2 | Middle High German | vælen | — |
| 3 | Old French | faillir | alternative infinitive of falir; to fail, err |
| 4 | Latin | fallēre | — |